As temperatures in Laguna Beach, California, reached 91 degrees on Labor Day, Sept. 5, residents reported power outages affecting thousands of homes in the city during the peak heat of the day.
Just the day before, the temperature soared to 106 degrees by 11 a.m.
The power outage was initially reported on Monday, Sept. 5, shortly after 1 p.m. when over 4,200 homes were impacted. Personnel for Southern California Edison, the main supplier of the city’s electricity, responded immediately to investigate and repair the issues.
By 3 p.m., 3,432 homes were still out of electricity, and by 4:20 p.m. only 15 homes were still affected.
Edison’s spokesperson Gabriela Ornelas told The Epoch Times the utility company was able to complete all repairs by 6:50 p.m. the same day….